Potential of phyllosilicate dehydration and dehydroxylation reactions to trigger earthquakes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Takahashi, Miki ^a   Mizoguchi, Kazuo ^b   Masuda, Koji ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR EARTH SCIENCE AND DISASTER PREVENTION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COSEISMIC PROCESS; DEHYDRATION; DEHYDROXYLATION; EARTHQUAKE; KAOLINITE; MONTMORILLONITE; PORE PRESSURE;

EID: 66149176935     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JB005630     Document Type: Article

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